Lozenge-remover.



C. G. STRAUB.

LOZENGE REMOVER. APPLICAHON FILED FEB. #1917.

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LOZENGE-EEMOVER.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES G. STRAUB, a citizen of the United States, `residing at Troy, in the county of Rensselaer and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lozenge-liemovers, of

which the following is a speciiication.

`This invention relates to paper receptacles, and more especially to dispensing boxes; and the object of the same is to provide a box-like receptacle intended to contain lozengesandthe like, with' means for raising the rst lozenge out of the first row exposed when the box is drawn out of its case, thus permitting the operator to lift this lozenge out of that row so that thereafter he may manually take any other lozenge out of said row. Those who have endeavored to take one tablet, poker chip, or the like out of a row packed closely into a box, will realize the diiiiculty that is experienced in removing the first element. It stands wedged more or less tightly between its Jfellows on both sides, and is of the same size and shape as those next adjacent it, and the operator finds it almost impossible to insert the nails of his first finger and thumb between the closely packed elements so as to remove the first one; but after the first one has been removed, subsequent elements in that row may be easily withdrawn because they have become more loose. My present invention is designed to overcome this difficulty, and as shown and described herein it is applied to a box containing candies or more particularly lozenges which are sometimes used medicinally. I do not, however, wish to be limited to this particular' use of the invention, and reserve the broadest latitude in that respect. Details will be found in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box of lozenges with the body portion withdrawn slightly from its sheath or case, and one lozenge in the front row raised slightly by means of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken through the box and its sheath, showing how my invention raises said lozenge.

Fig. 3 is a. perspective detail on an enlarged scale, of the dispenser, so called because it delivers to the user a lozenge or dispenses it from among those closely packed in rows in the box.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Appiieaaon ne@ sanitary if, 1917. sei-.iai no. leales.

Referring to the drawings, the letter B in the present instance designates the box-like body, and S is its sheath or case, whereas L are lozenges packed in rows across the box, and usually placed soclose together that it is difficult for the operator to get his finger nails between them. The box in the present illustration slides longitudinally into and out of the tubular sheath as usual, and my invention is applied to one end of the box body by preference.

Coming. now to the details of the present invention, the lozenge lifter or dispenser consists of a single piece of metal which in edge view is bent into L-shape by giving it substantially a right-angle l at about the center of its length. This angle produces two arms, one of which I will call a foot 2 and the other a finger piece 3, and the metal at the angle is projected laterally in both directions into tongues l which constitute pintles on which the device rocks. The front end of the box is cut with a little slit 5 (best seen in Fig. l) through which this metal member is passed, and when in position the finger piece 3 rises against the front end of the box as seen and serves as a convenient hand-hold by means of which the box can be withdrawn from the sheath; whereas the foot lies over the bottom of the box-body and extends beneath one of the lozenges in the front row, and the tongues fi: extend in opposite directions along the angle between the front and bottoni of the box, and prevent the dispenser from being pulled out of place. The article is very simple in its construction and operation, easy to make and to apply, and it requires no change in the construction of the container excepting the formation of a slit at 5 large enough to permit the finger piece to be passed through it. I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction or shape of parts, but the idea will be clear from the above description in connection with the accompanying drawings.

When now the operator puts the finger nail over the upper end of the finger-piece 3, the box being closed, and draws forward as indicated in Fig. l, he rocks the metal element around its angle slightly and gives the foot 2 a tendency to rise. This is resisted by the lozenge immediately above such foot, striking beneath the top of the sheath as long as the box is housed therein, but as soon as the forward pull has drawn the box Y partly out of the sheath seen in Fig. v1,

the upward movement of the foot 2 raises the lozenge out of the row as indicated, and the operator with his other hand can pick it out of place. This loosens the front row, and he can remove subsequent lozenges with ease. The front row having been consumed, all the other rows are loose within the-box body, and the clitioulty does not again arise.

What is `claimed as new is Y l; In a dispensing device for lozenges and the like, the combination with a box-lil e receptacle in which the lozenges are packed in rows, said lreceptacle having a slit in its front end near'the bottom; of a stiii L- shaped'element whose angle passes through said slit, whose upright front endrests normally against the front of the box, and

whose rear end rests normally flat upon they Copies of this patent may be obtained for bottom of the box beneath a lozenge in the front row, the whole for use substantially as described.'

2. In a dispensing device for lozenges and the like, the combination with a boxlike receptaole having a slit in its front end near the bottom; of a rigid element bent into L- shaped side elevation to produce a foot lying normally on the bottom of the box, a finger piece standing normally uprightagainstfthe front ofthe box, and an angle between them passing through said slit, -andftonguesf' profv jeoting integrally and oppositelyxfrom said angle and standing insidethe angle betweeni the front and bottom of the box,`'the whole for use'substantially as described. Y u In testimony whereofI aiiix 'my signature.

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